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- 4801: Empiricism
- ... that truth is relative to language. The word theory in greek means to be in front of . Our science is limited by our language, because we use our language as a way to construct our world. We use our language and theories to paint over the world what we think exists and while we use that language to create that reality, we paint over other realitites , which we don t acknowledge, because we know no better. Scientific claims can be true in ... theory it is accepted as true. So to argue realism would be to argue that no other realities have any causal effect on the observed phenomenon. There can be other truths different stories about the world each of which it may be proper to believe. I think its quite narcissistic, not to mention egotistical, to think that we know the totality of science to the extent that we think we ...
- 4802: Canada's Ideal Population - What Is It? and How Should It Be Achieved?
- ... extent they are correct. So the question I ask myself is this. How would an increased population affect the amount of natural resources we have? Well, to answer this I had to consider our present world population. With approximately 5.5 billion people in the world, it has been estimated that our natural resources will be used up in a few hundred years. Just think what an increase in our population would do to the level of resources. We would probably ... The decreased use of various birth control methods. Not only through the non-use of birth control can the effect be achieved though. After all not everyone can afford to bring new life into the world. Therefore I propose that serious financial incentives be introduced. Enough money to supplement the entire cost of the birth and the cost of raising the child for a minimum of sixteen years. Unfortunately killing ...
- 4803: Come Home
- ... s, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has come to represent today the very best in urban gardening and horticultural display. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden blooms in the middle of one of the largest cities in the world. Each year more than 750,000 people visit the well-manicured formal and informal gardens that are a testament to nature's vitality amidst urban brick and concrete. More than 12,000 kinds of plants ... and other groups from neighboring boroughs and counties. School Programs range from Self-Guided and Guided Tours to Explorations and Workshops such as Making Sense of Nature (grades pre-K - 2): students experience the sensory world of plants through sight, smell, touch, and taste; Herbs and Spices from Around the Globe (K - 6): students learn the botany and uses of herbs and spices, sample various products, and even plant an herb ... of Henry C. Folger. 1927 Construction for Cranford Rose Garden, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Cranford, begins; dedicated the following year. 1933 Magnolias planted, gift of Women's Auxiliary. The Children's Garden.During World War I, children collected pennies in a soldier's helmet to benefit a European child. 1936 Rose Arc Pool completed, gift of Mrs.Walter V. Cranford. 1938 Herb Garden, gift of Auxiliary, dedicated; Elizabethan ...
- 4804: Lincoln
- ... debts. Sarah Lincoln s arrival marked a turning point in Abraham Lincoln s life. Sarah brought her three children of her own into the Lincoln family. The Lincoln children felt that they had joined the world of luxury when Sarah brought knives, forks, spoons, tables and chairs, and comfortable bedding. But most of all she brought the love. Although Sarah was illiterate, she felt that it was important for the children ... until the 13th amendment that slavery was abolished nationally. In his second inaugural address Lincoln set an example that all Presidents are still measure by for eloquence and brevity. During Lincoln s presidency, the Civil War broke out. For Lincoln the country was out of control. Falling into a depression that would plague him throughout his life. Lincoln underwent endless crises that would have shattered a weaker man. Lincoln was a president that lacked administrative experience, suffered from depression, and was thrust into the middle of the Civil War. Lincoln became a tough wartime President. He flexed his powers whenever necessity demanded. He became a warrior for the American dream . Putting aside he hate for bloodshed and violence, Lincoln derived a plan along ...
- 4805: Kent State University Incident
- Kent State University Incident The End of the Innocence After a long period of fighting a defensive war in Vietnam, on April 29, 1970, President Richard Nixon launched a full scale attack in Cambodia, which greatly accelerated America¹s involvment in this conflict. The reaction from the American college student population was one ... following day Governor Rhodes was accused by the campus senate of bringing the troops in for political reasons, and the entire nation was outraged about what had happened. There were countless protests held against the war and this incident. Also, memorial ceremonies were held all over the country. Nixon released a couple of statements that showed no sorrow for the victims, but rather implied that that they got what was coming ... just kind faded away with time. Now it is just another history lesson, but for someone who looks closely, it could be much more. Works Cited 1. ³Guard Fired in Self Defense² U.S. News & World Report 69:33-35 N 2. ³Four Deaths at Noon² Life 68:30-35 My 15 ^Ì70 3. ³Kent State Continued: Justice Department Summary of FBI Investigation² Time 96:16 N 9 ³70 4. ...
- 4806: Interlingua is Doomed
- Interlingua is Doomed The dream of Interlingua-a common language that all the people of the world speak-has long existed in many peoples minds. They and their organizations have for many years tried to push this through, but the odds are still against them. The benefits of a common language on ... language they advocate does not seem to strike them as unfair at all. Not that the people of this planet have ever managed to fully agree on anything, but let us just suppose that the world was to reform and decide to teach its citizens an all new language. The nations that would learn it the quickest would of course be the industrialized countries with the resources for good public education, incidentally the very nations that know and are learning, the international business language-English An inevitable fact is that the English language is already in the process of taking over the world through film, TV, popular music not to mention the Internet. Even more important, English being the international business language there is a lot of money invested in it and it therefore has the full ...
- 4807: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... career when Poe starting to become a successful writer of poetry and short stories. In 1831, Poems included three of his greatest works: “To Helen,” “The City in the Sea,” and “Israfel” (“Poe, Edgar Allan,” World Book Encyclopedia 591). When his poems failed to reach recognition, Poe began to write short stories such as “MS. Found in a Bottle” in 1833 (591). It was around this time when he married his ... Clemm, who was a very influential character in Poe’s later works (591). In 1840, Poe published a collection of his first twenty-five stories called Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (“Poe, Edgar Allan,” World Book Encyclopedia 591). Even when this collection failed to sale or gain recognition, Poe still kept a daily routine of working on literature. In 1843 he sold 300,000 copies of “The Gold Bug” (592 ... gold with his twelve stories in Tales and 30 poems in The Raven and Other Poems (592). In 1848, Poe explained his theories on the universe in his well-known piece, “Eureka” (“Poe, Edgar Allan,” World Book Encyclopedia 592). In 1843, Poe wrote the timeless classic of “The Tell-Tale Heart” (Encarta N. pag). It was the poem, “Raven” that brought Poe the most recognition and finally provided a spot ...
- 4808: Painting Nude Figure By Pabblo Picasso
- ... Cubism at the age of twenty-six after he already had established himself as a successful painter. Picasso led the evolution towards cubism in order to "escape the oppression of the laws of the tangible world, to fly beyond all the degradations of the lie, the stupidity of criticism, towards that total freedom which inspired his youth." Cubism was an art that concentrated on forms, and an artist's job was ... evident in the work. It is also worth noting that while many of the traditions set forth by the Renaissance period are left behind, the Renaissance idea of a painting being a window into another world that is receding is maintained. The pose of a standing female nude with upraised arm bent over her head is familiar in Greek art as well as 19th century. This figure appears with surprising frequency ... a creative individual. He progressed through various periods - including a Blue period from 1900 to 1904 and a Rose period in 1904 - before creating the Cubist movement that lasted until the beginning of the First World War. One look at the life he lived and it is easily seen what a genius he was and perhaps the most renowned artist of all time.
- 4809: The Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution In the last part of the 18th century, a new revolution gripped the world that we were not ready for. This revolution was not a political one, but it would lead to many implications later in its existence. Neither was this a social or cultural revolution. This revolution was an economic one. The Industrial revolution, as historians call it, began the modern world. It began the world we live in today and our way of life in that world. It is called a revolution because the changes it made were so great. They were also sudden, although the preparation for these ...
- 4810: Yolen's Briar Rose: Review
- ... of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. Folklore is the "perfect second skin," writes Yolen. "From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world." Folklore, she believes, is the universal human language, a language that children instinctively feel in their hearts. All of Yolen's stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. With ... and how she became interested in the holocaust, she replied, “My family--both sides--came over at the beginning of this century and we had no family left in either the Ukraine or Latvia during World War II. I am interested in the Holocaust as a Jew and as a citizen of the world.” Briar Rose is the story in which a woman tries to find out the secret of her ...
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